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on the one side is president obama and governor romney. someone who actually made the case for shutting down fema. in passing the responsibility on to the states and some people say maybe we're learning a lesson. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> governor romney says it would be better to privatize fema. that's jarring and so was his reason. >> we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more than we're taking in. we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it is simply immoral. for us to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids knowing full well that we'll be dead and gone before it occurs makes no sense at all. >> with eight days to go in this election, that is the choice in this election. do we want a president that believes government can
on the one side is president obama and governor romney. someone who actually made the case for shutting down fema. in passing the responsibility on to the states and some people say maybe we're learning a lesson. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even...
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both president obama and governor romney know how important swing states are. that's why they are spending the bulk of their tv ad money in four states. crucial states where voting rights are under attack. most republicans insist it's all about preventing voter fraud. but once in awhile we hear someone tell the truth about what's really behind these attacks on voting rights. joining me now is jim greer. former chairman of the republican party of florida. mr. greer, thanks for being on the show tonight. >> it's a pleasure to be here, al. >> now, you recently made some stunning claims in court documents about florida's gop's new voting laws. take us into the meetings you were at and what was said about suppression. >> i think first of all you have to realize most reasonable republicans and americans as a whole if they knew what went on behind the political curtain, they'd not only be disgusted, they'd demand it stop. as a member of the rnc rules committee, i sat in on many meetings where it was discussed of how to make sure what happened in 2008 when president ob
both president obama and governor romney know how important swing states are. that's why they are spending the bulk of their tv ad money in four states. crucial states where voting rights are under attack. most republicans insist it's all about preventing voter fraud. but once in awhile we hear someone tell the truth about what's really behind these attacks on voting rights. joining me now is jim greer. former chairman of the republican party of florida. mr. greer, thanks for being on the show...
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i think this is a real problem for governor romney. for months the obama campaign has been defining him as someone who doesn't care about people, who doesn't understand their problems. and now in this most recent episode, governor romney has proven the case against himself. when the free media in a campaign, this coverage of romney and the paid media of the campaign, the obama campaign has been telling people in the battlegrounds, come together, converge, are communicating the same message at the same time, it's the most powerful form of communications in politics. i think this is going to hurt g governor romney. he's going to have a hard time recovering if he doesn't change his campaign and change it quickly. >> when you look at fellow republicans, bill crystal calls romney's comments stupid and arrogant, mark mckinnon said they show a very cynical view. and then romney goes on telemundo last night praising his campaign. >> i have a terrific campaign. my senior campaign people work extraordinarily well together. i work well with them.
i think this is a real problem for governor romney. for months the obama campaign has been defining him as someone who doesn't care about people, who doesn't understand their problems. and now in this most recent episode, governor romney has proven the case against himself. when the free media in a campaign, this coverage of romney and the paid media of the campaign, the obama campaign has been telling people in the battlegrounds, come together, converge, are communicating the same message at...
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romney and president obama in a statistical dead heat. what he needs to do from here is stay on message and make a fantastic performance in the upcoming three debates, the first on october 3rd. >> and what message should he stay on? i'm not clear i'm understanding what message he's trying to give. >> keep emphasizing the economy, stupid, how bad the economy is. we're in a $16 trillion deficit, unemployment remains over 8%. these are the things that matter to the american people above all else. that's the message governor romney needs to stay on. >> yeah, but doesn't he need a policy and a plan? i mean, doesn't he sound stupid himself saying it's the economy, stupid, but i'm not going to give you a plan of what i'm going to dough abo about the ec until after i get in? i mean, i understand the slogan is, it's the economy, stupid, but we're not that stupid. >> obviously, that's an old coined term. >> yeah, i got it. >> but this tape, i think it was taken out of context. has it been damaging? i can't sit here and say this tape was good for th
romney and president obama in a statistical dead heat. what he needs to do from here is stay on message and make a fantastic performance in the upcoming three debates, the first on october 3rd. >> and what message should he stay on? i'm not clear i'm understanding what message he's trying to give. >> keep emphasizing the economy, stupid, how bad the economy is. we're in a $16 trillion deficit, unemployment remains over 8%. these are the things that matter to the american people...
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governor christie took a call from president obama today and here's what he said happened on that call. >> he was calling from air force one and he told me that in times of real difficulty he thought that the only thing better than one jersey guy were two jersey guys and he put bruce springsteen on the phone. we had a good conversation today and it was great to talk to the president and even better to talk to bruce. >> wow. this friendship might last. [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ nissan. innovation that excites. i'i invest in what i know.r. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i li
governor christie took a call from president obama today and here's what he said happened on that call. >> he was calling from air force one and he told me that in times of real difficulty he thought that the only thing better than one jersey guy were two jersey guys and he put bruce springsteen on the phone. we had a good conversation today and it was great to talk to the president and even better to talk to bruce. >> wow. this friendship might last. [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male...
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, i really thought that she was qualified for this. >> governor o'maley, this, as the governor said, wasn't even in her portfolio. president obama said today in a statement while i deeply regret the unfair and misleading attacks on susan rice in recent weeks, her decision demonstrates the strength of a character and an admirable commitmented to rise above the politics of the moment. now, you and i certainly may admire what she's done and say that it is certainlyly that it is certainlyl showing a stateswoman-like quality. but it's certainly doing an unfairness to her and may never address it to those who never had it in her purview and correct it if they felt it needed correcting. >> well, i think, sadly, ambassador rice was a target of opportunity for a party that tends to spend a lot more time and a lot more energy on obstruction. so i think her statement was very, very mag nam mousz. i think she showed the true content of her kashlgter. and i believe that she's going to continue to serve our country. but i do think it's a sad day for the public when these sorts of falsehoods and un
, i really thought that she was qualified for this. >> governor o'maley, this, as the governor said, wasn't even in her portfolio. president obama said today in a statement while i deeply regret the unfair and misleading attacks on susan rice in recent weeks, her decision demonstrates the strength of a character and an admirable commitmented to rise above the politics of the moment. now, you and i certainly may admire what she's done and say that it is certainlyly that it is certainlyl...
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mcdonald concedes obama's stimulus plan. governor rick scott says florida's on track to create 700,000 jobs. these headlines help them in their state elections, but it does not line up with the national strategy of mitt romney to say this president has failed and i'm the only hope. >> well, reverend al, mitt romney's record as governor of massachusetts is nothing to brag about. as we've all heard, massachusetts was 47th in the nation in terms of job creation. and, you know, if my republican friends want to ask the question is the economy better today than it was four years ago? you better believe it is. when this president took office, this country lost 800,000 jobs the first month he took office. we're actually gaining jobs now. we're on the right track. we're headed in the right direction. we need to stay with this good president. he's steady. he is leading us forward. and we need to give him a chance. that's why i'm so excited about his second term. because i think we are headed in the right direction. and if we stay the
mcdonald concedes obama's stimulus plan. governor rick scott says florida's on track to create 700,000 jobs. these headlines help them in their state elections, but it does not line up with the national strategy of mitt romney to say this president has failed and i'm the only hope. >> well, reverend al, mitt romney's record as governor of massachusetts is nothing to brag about. as we've all heard, massachusetts was 47th in the nation in terms of job creation. and, you know, if my...
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how did he do, governor? >> he graded president obama once earlier in the campaign. he gave them all "f"s. if there is a grade this is f-minus. these gaffes individually aren't crushers, they're not game changers. but i said on friday that eventually they start to add up and it almost becomes a caricature of who you are. it becomes what people know about you. and i said on friday that governor romney is coming close to reaching the saturation point. if i were governor romney, i'd pray you wake up tomorrow and it would be the conventions. he gives his speech, the debates. a chance to do something in the significant arenas. in these day to day things, he's just terrible. and i say that with someone from someone who knew him when he was governor. had respect for what he did cluding his terrific health care plan. it's getting to the point again where these aren't lasting and aren't game changers and that's true. but the cumulative weight of them, it's going to put in america's mind that he's not ready. that's a difficult hole to dig out of. >> i have a question for you,
how did he do, governor? >> he graded president obama once earlier in the campaign. he gave them all "f"s. if there is a grade this is f-minus. these gaffes individually aren't crushers, they're not game changers. but i said on friday that eventually they start to add up and it almost becomes a caricature of who you are. it becomes what people know about you. and i said on friday that governor romney is coming close to reaching the saturation point. if i were governor romney,...
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we are the ones who are not raiding medicare to pay for obama care. >> we are protecting medicare, governor strickland. now, the gop cares about medicare. under ryan's plan, medicare would turn into a voucher program. it would raise the age where you -- eligible to 67. and seniors would pay $6400 more. i mean, i don't understand how that demonstrates that they want to save and care about medicare. >> well, it is just -- i think dishonesty for them to say what they are saying. the fact is that the ryan plan would take money from medicare and give it to enable larger, ever larger tax breaks for really wealthy individuals. i think that this country knows who supports medicare and that has house torecally been the democratic party and continues to be this president the s a strong defender of medicare, and i fear that if ryan and romney were to achieve office, that we would see the demise of medicare. a voucher that provides part of a cost is not -- is not what we need and as you said, ryan/romney plan would probably add nearly or -- perhaps even a little more than $6,000 a year to the average s
we are the ones who are not raiding medicare to pay for obama care. >> we are protecting medicare, governor strickland. now, the gop cares about medicare. under ryan's plan, medicare would turn into a voucher program. it would raise the age where you -- eligible to 67. and seniors would pay $6400 more. i mean, i don't understand how that demonstrates that they want to save and care about medicare. >> well, it is just -- i think dishonesty for them to say what they are saying. the...
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>> i think it's obama. it clearly is. we have seen a sustained bounce for mitt romney after the first debate. a bigger bounce than most people thought he was going to get or would be able to get and a more enduring bounce than people thought possible. you're running a risk where one of the biggest things that happened that's positive for romney coming out of the first debate, is that his positive personal ratings went up pretty dramatically. he had a problem extending out of the primary. s, through conventions into september, where he was more disliked by people than liked. we've never seen that in a presidential nominee. he took a major step in the first debate toward overcoming that problem. in part because he was able to be assertive, confident, without being challenged by the moderator, without being challenged by obama. not that obama has to show more of a fight himself and show he's fighting for this thing, he needs to go after -- like governor dean said, he needs to go after romney that puts romney on the defense a
>> i think it's obama. it clearly is. we have seen a sustained bounce for mitt romney after the first debate. a bigger bounce than most people thought he was going to get or would be able to get and a more enduring bounce than people thought possible. you're running a risk where one of the biggest things that happened that's positive for romney coming out of the first debate, is that his positive personal ratings went up pretty dramatically. he had a problem extending out of the primary....
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chairman. >> both governor romney and barack obama seem to believe that a, quote, safety net is all the poor need. i don't believe that. what the poor need is a trampoline so they can spring up. they don't have the right to be given happiness by the government, which is impossible. despite barack obama. obama believes -- obamables he is so smart he can come here and take from the overly happy to redistribute to the underly happy. >> now, mr. chairman, you talked about many -- a large amount of what we have as poor people in this country are children. when you listen to newt gingrich or for that matter willard mitt romney, do you get the feeling they understand what even comprises poor people and when they are talking about children who themselves may be in poverty for any number of reasons. they are talking about being in charge of how we govern this. >> not at all, although i have to say preliminarily, al, for newt gingrich to make fun of barack obama because he says obama thinks he's smarter than he is. for newt gingrich to criticize anyone for claiming to be smarter than he is is kin
chairman. >> both governor romney and barack obama seem to believe that a, quote, safety net is all the poor need. i don't believe that. what the poor need is a trampoline so they can spring up. they don't have the right to be given happiness by the government, which is impossible. despite barack obama. obama believes -- obamables he is so smart he can come here and take from the overly happy to redistribute to the underly happy. >> now, mr. chairman, you talked about many -- a...
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for best musical performance went to governor chris christie. >> so he beat out president obama. i'll admit, a bik upset. some of our viewers are furious. and they went to facebook to tell us. sandra says chris christie? you've got to be kidding me. kevin says come on, rev. chris christie for best musical performance? it should have been the president. hands down. and yvonne added, obama was robbed in the musical category. i'm going to let you finish, but obama had the greatest musical segment of all time. you can just sense the out cry. look at the headlines from around the globe. revvies rocked. backlash. and this one from china reads world outcry. in the long, two-year history of the revvies, we haven't seen this kind of backlash, so we decided to investigate. here's the scene tot in new york city. a full review of the best musical performance vote. and even got word of revvie voters stuck in long lines and being turned away by so kaulg c revvie voter id laws. so, for now, for those who feel the president was robbed, our honorary winner is president obama. and we have an immed
for best musical performance went to governor chris christie. >> so he beat out president obama. i'll admit, a bik upset. some of our viewers are furious. and they went to facebook to tell us. sandra says chris christie? you've got to be kidding me. kevin says come on, rev. chris christie for best musical performance? it should have been the president. hands down. and yvonne added, obama was robbed in the musical category. i'm going to let you finish, but obama had the greatest musical...
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the republican governor of iowa which has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country said basically cut it out mitt. talk about the deficit. don't talk about how hopeless things are with jobs. it will be awkward when he goes to a state like ohio and tries to push that. >> let me push that a little. if you look at where he's going, new hampshire the unemployment is 5.0%. pennsylvania 7.4%. ohio 7.3%. wisconsin 6.8%. iowa 5.1%. and michigan where the unemployment rate is 8.5%. a little higher than the national average. but the rest of them are lower than the national average everyone where he's going. and some of them were republican governor who is want to take credit for that going down. i don't know if it's bad planning or just arrogance. >> yeah. there's the issue of the republican governors there. then the other question is these are the swing states. it's rare to have a circumstance where someone going to win the popular vote and electoral vote. it's hard for the economy in one swing state to override the national economy. there are examples i can think back. it was a big patch
the republican governor of iowa which has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country said basically cut it out mitt. talk about the deficit. don't talk about how hopeless things are with jobs. it will be awkward when he goes to a state like ohio and tries to push that. >> let me push that a little. if you look at where he's going, new hampshire the unemployment is 5.0%. pennsylvania 7.4%. ohio 7.3%. wisconsin 6.8%. iowa 5.1%. and michigan where the unemployment rate is 8.5%. a...
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history. >> our massive fact check ahead. >>> plus, wham mow to wake, the fight against union-busting governor scott walker reaches a major milestone. >>> and president obama address the birthers like you've never seen him before. > and betty white is his secret when upon. you are watching "politics nation" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. ♪ imagine zero pollutants in our environment. or zero dependency on foreign oil. ♪ this is why we at nissan built a car inspired by zero. because zero is worth everything. the zero gas, 100% electric nissan leaf. innovation for the planet. innovation for all. i find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists and use pre-defined screeners to work smarter. not harder. i depend on myself to take charge of my financial future. [ bell dinging ] >>> newt gingrich brings racial politics front and center in the gop debate. it was ugly and it's next. hey, mom? what? pay you? hang on. kitchen counselor here. mom,
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. >> governor chris christie attacked the president when he was addressing kentucky republicans. he said "president obama cared more about posing and preening than congress" and joe walsh, a constituent attacked the president, and congressman walsh listened. >>. >> she should have said it, he said i believe in socialism, communism, whatever, and say this is where i want to lead the country. >> how ever you want to label and define it, done you think now after three and a half years as a country, now we have a really good idea where the president wants to go. >> exactly. >> i mean, real ugly kind of crazy shrill language being entertained and in some cases being recycled by some of the leaders in the republican party in some cases. >> well, you're going to see nothing but personal attacks against him for the next six months. this whole question of his birth certificate, when has a white president been asked to produce a birth certificate. they have no answers for anybody. they have no health policy worth discussing, they basically say don't get sick. no education policy, and their
. >> governor chris christie attacked the president when he was addressing kentucky republicans. he said "president obama cared more about posing and preening than congress" and joe walsh, a constituent attacked the president, and congressman walsh listened. >>. >> she should have said it, he said i believe in socialism, communism, whatever, and say this is where i want to lead the country. >> how ever you want to label and define it, done you think now after...
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mitt romney's spokesman was on earlier in the day agreeing with president obama who says the mandate is a penalty. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> he agrees with the president -- but he agrees with the president that it is not and he blooes you shouldn't call the tax penalty is tax. you should call it a penalty or a fee or a fine? >> that's correct. >> of course the romney campaign has to say this. because his health care law in massachusetts included the same kind of mandate president obama had in the affordable care act. so now republicans are trying to criticize the president and avoid criticizing romney. >> if the obama mandate is a tax on the middle class, isn't the romney mandate aax on the middle class? >> well, i think governor romney will have to speak for himself about what was done in massachusetts. >> and senator marco rubio tried to say the mandate was somehow okay when romney did it but not okay when the president did it. >> this is a guy who support
mitt romney's spokesman was on earlier in the day agreeing with president obama who says the mandate is a penalty. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> he agrees with the president -- but he agrees with the president that it is not and he blooes you shouldn't call the tax penalty is tax. you should call it a penalty or a fee or a fine? >> that's correct....
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this election, this is a choice between president obama, his failed policies and governor romney. this past week david axelrod -- >> whoa whoa whoa, wait a minute. hold it. hold on. stop playing that clip. honestly. i don't understand a word he's saying. but we're in luck. i present to you all the alfred c. sharpton make sense-o-nator. this takes republican and translates what they're trying to say into plain english. let's put it into use for the first time with the jindal interview. >> okay. getting a readout from the marvelous make-sense-o-nator. looks like he's saying wait. okay. i hate this question. anything but willard's tax shelters. think, bobby think. i don't know. stop asking me these questions. let me think. where are my talking points? ronald reagan is great. so is mitt romney -- forget that. how long is this segment? i've got to eat up more time. i can't let him talk. if i keep talking, he won't ask the questions again. >> thank you, fantastic marvelous gop make-sense-o-nator. that makes way more sense. there's a reason his supporters have trouble defending the overs
this election, this is a choice between president obama, his failed policies and governor romney. this past week david axelrod -- >> whoa whoa whoa, wait a minute. hold it. hold on. stop playing that clip. honestly. i don't understand a word he's saying. but we're in luck. i present to you all the alfred c. sharpton make sense-o-nator. this takes republican and translates what they're trying to say into plain english. let's put it into use for the first time with the jindal interview....
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romney's put himself in a box and president obama knows it. with 29 days to go, and you can say governor romney is between barack and a hard place. joining me now is an opinion writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor and margorie, democratic strategist. thanks to you both for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> jonathan, it seems like there's a lot of around mr. romney's policies. >> yeah. absolutely, rev. because we've spent so much time focused on his performance and that's sort of the sugar high from the debate on wednesday but then you start focusing in on what he actually said and there's a lot there. as you said, he's boxed himself in a corner. you know, for instance, on his tax policy, on the $716 billion that he says the president is cutting out of medicare which is also in his running mate's own budget, just done in different ways, yeah, he's boxed himself in a corner and i think a lot of democrats hope and we've seen on the campaign trail since the debate that the president is pushing back on a lot of things that h
romney's put himself in a box and president obama knows it. with 29 days to go, and you can say governor romney is between barack and a hard place. joining me now is an opinion writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor and margorie, democratic strategist. thanks to you both for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> jonathan, it seems like there's a lot of around mr. romney's policies. >> yeah. absolutely, rev. because we've spent so much time focused...
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let's ask governor ed rendell of pennsylvania what obama should say. and what rick thinks romney should say. it will be interesting. to start with, let's their personal stories following a tragedy like aurora. look at how heartbreaking they are and tell us a lot about the spirit of community and caring in this country. here are a few including one relaid by the president himself. let's listen. >> i kind of poked my head up at that point and realized, oh, my gosh. nobody is in here. it's just us. there were a few other heads. here and there people i could see leaving the theater but really
let's ask governor ed rendell of pennsylvania what obama should say. and what rick thinks romney should say. it will be interesting. to start with, let's their personal stories following a tragedy like aurora. look at how heartbreaking they are and tell us a lot about the spirit of community and caring in this country. here are a few including one relaid by the president himself. let's listen. >> i kind of poked my head up at that point and realized, oh, my gosh. nobody is in here. it's...
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but i think if you look back over what's happened, the governor has emerged with a -- i think, a win/win situation for him. because he's energized his tea party base who believes that, for example,(tiat obama stole the election in 2008 to begin with. and there are all of these dead people and illegals in the voting rolls which you and i both know is a complete falsehood. he's gotten away with that in the press in florida. he doesn't need to have an act to purge. he's already intimidated and frightened voters who are concerned over whether their votes will count this november. >> judith, can you believe some conservatives in florida thinks obama stole an election in 2008. let me ask you. you filed a separate lawsuit. how do you view all this in florida and how do you view the override of the veto by the governor in new hampshire? >> that's right. well, reverend sharpton, the lawsuit is still around. and we're going to continue to fight this. we have to be vigilant. we were disappointed by the outcome of this particular lawsuit by the department of justice. it does give the governor the
but i think if you look back over what's happened, the governor has emerged with a -- i think, a win/win situation for him. because he's energized his tea party base who believes that, for example,(tiat obama stole the election in 2008 to begin with. and there are all of these dead people and illegals in the voting rolls which you and i both know is a complete falsehood. he's gotten away with that in the press in florida. he doesn't need to have an act to purge. he's already intimidated and...
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that's exactly what president obama wants to do. >> governor ed rendell and jared bernstein, thanks for your time tonight. jared, don't forget when you run into those double down trickle down folks, i have a bridge to sell them. refer them to me. >> the bridge to nowhere, huh? >>> coming up, what do you do and who do you call when 47 million women get new access to life-saving health care? well, if you're republican, you say this. >> the other is september 11th and that's the day of the terrorist attack. i want you to remember august the first, 2012, the attack on our religious freedom. that is a date that will live in infamy. >> health care protecting the health of american freedom equals pearl harbor and 9/11? really? >>> plus the momma grizzly is roaring. what sarah palin's reemergence means for the gop future and her own. >>> and it's a dog, it's a turtle, it's a dog on a turtle. it's our summer break. and it's coming up later. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. look at those toys. insurance must be expensive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can
that's exactly what president obama wants to do. >> governor ed rendell and jared bernstein, thanks for your time tonight. jared, don't forget when you run into those double down trickle down folks, i have a bridge to sell them. refer them to me. >> the bridge to nowhere, huh? >>> coming up, what do you do and who do you call when 47 million women get new access to life-saving health care? well, if you're republican, you say this. >> the other is september 11th and...
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not after clinton's blistering attacks during a series of obama fund-raisers last night. >> his opponent who says that he's got a better idea was a governor of a state that was 47th in the country in job growth, and his plan, his plan, is to go back to the bush program. except on steroids. >> former president didn't stop there. he took the whole gop to task. >> he's had to get all this done while people as recently as last week were still saying he wasn't born in america. he's had to get all this done with a house of representatives that had one of the tea party members claim that 78 to 81 members of the democratic caucus were members of the communist party and neither the presidential nominee nor any of had leaders rebuked him for saying that. nobody has seen a communist in over a decade. >> and then president obama came out to make it clear he's not going to stop fighting to move this country forward. >> i am more determined now than i was in 2008. i am more inspired by america now than i even was then because i've seen more of this country. i promise you, we will finish what we starte
not after clinton's blistering attacks during a series of obama fund-raisers last night. >> his opponent who says that he's got a better idea was a governor of a state that was 47th in the country in job growth, and his plan, his plan, is to go back to the bush program. except on steroids. >> former president didn't stop there. he took the whole gop to task. >> he's had to get all this done while people as recently as last week were still saying he wasn't born in america. he's...
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today willard mitt romney's campaign began an ugly coordinated assault on president obama. they are trying to change the subject from mitt romney's financial secrets. one of the campaign's top surrogates, former new hampshire governor john sununu, spearheaded the attack on a conference call with reporters. >> the president clearly demonstrated that he has absolutely month idea how the american economy functions. the men and women all over america who have worked hard to build these businesses and their businesses, from the ground up is how our economy became the envy of the world p it is the american way. and i wish that this president would learn how to be an american. >> i wish this president would learn how to be an american. why would he have to learn? a few minutes later on a call in response to a reporter's question, sununu clarified his remarks. >> what i thought i said, but i guess i didn't say, is that the president has to learn the american formula for creating business. the american formula for creating business is not to have the government create business. if i
today willard mitt romney's campaign began an ugly coordinated assault on president obama. they are trying to change the subject from mitt romney's financial secrets. one of the campaign's top surrogates, former new hampshire governor john sununu, spearheaded the attack on a conference call with reporters. >> the president clearly demonstrated that he has absolutely month idea how the american economy functions. the men and women all over america who have worked hard to build these...
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you've seen from the romney campaign an attempt to make this more of a referendum on president obama and democrats saying it's a choice between republicans and democrats. very interesting the way the governors that will be speaking in tampa, i think you're going to see from the romney campaign an attempt to really run an outside washington campaign. to look at some of the unemployment rates in some of these states. for instance, ohio, it's pretty good there 7.2%. in new mexico you'll have the governor of new mexico up on stage for the rnc. so they're going to try to make an outside the beltway argument and say republican governor have a better approach to the economy. so we'll obviously have to see what the democratic response to that is in charlotte come september. >> but using this out of washington strategy, many of your main speakers, governors of states whose unemployment numbers are lower than the national, don't they run the risk of as they beat up on the president for a slow recovery, they end up playing against their own unemployment numbers being lower that they want to tak
you've seen from the romney campaign an attempt to make this more of a referendum on president obama and democrats saying it's a choice between republicans and democrats. very interesting the way the governors that will be speaking in tampa, i think you're going to see from the romney campaign an attempt to really run an outside washington campaign. to look at some of the unemployment rates in some of these states. for instance, ohio, it's pretty good there 7.2%. in new mexico you'll have the...
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thou shall not praise president obama. and it was this comment on fox news that really made the party furious. >> is there any possibility governor romney may go to new jersey to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea, nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. >> right. >> i've got a job to do here in new jersey that's much bigger than presidential politics and i could care less about any of that stuff. i have a job to do. i have 2.4 million people out of power. devastation on the shore, floods in the northern part of my state. if you think i give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me. >> four days later, rupert murdoch the news corps chairman, owner of fox news fired off this tweet, quote, christie must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. today we're learning the fascinating inside details of what happened next. the same day as the tweet, governor romney personally reached out to murdoch with a phone call. "the new york times" reports, quote, mr. christi
thou shall not praise president obama. and it was this comment on fox news that really made the party furious. >> is there any possibility governor romney may go to new jersey to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea, nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. >> right. >> i've got a job to do here in new jersey that's much bigger than presidential politics and i could care less about any of that stuff. i have a job to do. i have 2.4 million people out...
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because obama is tipping us over, pouring out and drain iin the entrepreneurial spirit from us. >> a new take on a classic nursery rhyme. to score political points? well, i guess governor palin is going rogue again. you know, this got me thinking. there are a lot of other great nursery rhymes out there and i would like to take this opportunity to share some of our favorite nursery rhymes with you. i just happen to have my book here. so let's start with this classic. humpty-dumpty sat on a wall. humpty-dumpty had a great fall. he didn't need help from all the king's men because humpty could finally afford health care again. good thing the affordable care act was upheld. or humpty-dumpty would be scrambled eggs. how about this one? willard, willard, quite contrary. how does your money grow? with tax shelters offshore and blind trusts galore, all shady deals in a row. who doesn't love a nursery rhyme about hidden treasures? finally, one of my personal favorites. speaker john boehner sat in a corner eating his blueberry pie. but when he was asked to compromise, he sat down and began to c
because obama is tipping us over, pouring out and drain iin the entrepreneurial spirit from us. >> a new take on a classic nursery rhyme. to score political points? well, i guess governor palin is going rogue again. you know, this got me thinking. there are a lot of other great nursery rhymes out there and i would like to take this opportunity to share some of our favorite nursery rhymes with you. i just happen to have my book here. so let's start with this classic. humpty-dumpty sat on a...
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obama says this last night. what do we have? we have romney in chicago today saying let's crack down on welfare, more -- you know, make sure those are really stiff work requirements. then turns around and goes to two fund-raisers. first people pitting up to $50,000 to get into and second one people are paying up to $75,000 to get into. he's -- basically illustrated the point from right there. i don't think you need paul ryan hip self to be on the ticket to illustrate that stark difference between the two candidates here. that would, as joan said, i think, help people clarify things in a very easy way. it is an awfully stark choice to begin with. >> joan, on the -- contrast of attacking welfare and going to these huge fund-raisers, that's certainly the -- clearly badly advised. but aside from optics which we are all -- mr. romney has not mastered, plenty -- hypocrisy here. consistent flip-flopping. is this not another form of blatant hypocrisy to come out and blast president obama on something that you yourself signed and request
obama says this last night. what do we have? we have romney in chicago today saying let's crack down on welfare, more -- you know, make sure those are really stiff work requirements. then turns around and goes to two fund-raisers. first people pitting up to $50,000 to get into and second one people are paying up to $75,000 to get into. he's -- basically illustrated the point from right there. i don't think you need paul ryan hip self to be on the ticket to illustrate that stark difference...
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governor romney began in iowa and held events in ohio and pennsylvania. he will end his day in virginia. president obama whipped voters into fever pitch on the trail. today, before record crowd of 14,000 in new hampshire. and then last night, it was another ruckus rally under virginia. >> now it's all up to you. it is up to the volunteers. it is -- it's up to somebody knocking on the door. it is up to someone making a phone call. it's up to someone talking to their mom or dad or their wife or husband or grandma or grandpa. and that's how democracy's supposed to be. it is up to you. you've got the power. and that's why i need you, virginia. don't get tired. don't get weary. if you're willing to knock on some doors with me and make some phone calls for me, grab some friends for me, turn out to vote for me, we'll win, virginia. we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. we'll move forward. together we'll renew the bonds and reaffirm the spirit that makes the united states of america the greatest nation on earth. >> it's all on the line with just
governor romney began in iowa and held events in ohio and pennsylvania. he will end his day in virginia. president obama whipped voters into fever pitch on the trail. today, before record crowd of 14,000 in new hampshire. and then last night, it was another ruckus rally under virginia. >> now it's all up to you. it is up to the volunteers. it is -- it's up to somebody knocking on the door. it is up to someone making a phone call. it's up to someone talking to their mom or dad or their...
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. >> no, governor romney, you and the other republican candidates who want to replace president obama have a lot of explaining to do. this country is desperate for a real debate about how we create jobs, not petty stuff, not side issues. the republicans who want to lead this country won't have a chance at that unless they lead, and that means having a real conversation about people. this is not about inside baseball. this is about how we lead the american people. so that they can return to where their families and they can comfortably earn and take care of their futures. joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat from washington, and jared bernstein, an msnbc contributor, and former chief economist for vice president joe biden. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> good to be here. >> congressman, do you think one reason why republicans are not connecting with voters is because they don't seem to have any real answers about the jobs situation? >> well, it's very clear, reverend, that they simply don't even want to talk about it. because they know if there
. >> no, governor romney, you and the other republican candidates who want to replace president obama have a lot of explaining to do. this country is desperate for a real debate about how we create jobs, not petty stuff, not side issues. the republicans who want to lead this country won't have a chance at that unless they lead, and that means having a real conversation about people. this is not about inside baseball. this is about how we lead the american people. so that they can return...
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and thursday the main event, speeches from vice president biden and president obama. today at labor day rallies, they pounded a message defending the middle class. how did governor romney spend his labor day? 64 days until election day? he celebrated on his boat. just taking it out to run a few errands. normal stuff. she's a yar vessel. he's in vermont home of pretty barns like this one. and bed and breakfast places like this one. maybe he's a little sore from getting no bounce in the polls from his convention. ouch. but down in charlotte, this week will be all about answering a key question. are people better off than they were four years ago? vice president biden has no doubt. >> folks, let me make something clear and say to the press america is better off today than they left us when they left. want to know why we're better off? i've got a bumper sticker for you. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> things are better off, folks. it's not even close. four years ago we were headed off a financial
and thursday the main event, speeches from vice president biden and president obama. today at labor day rallies, they pounded a message defending the middle class. how did governor romney spend his labor day? 64 days until election day? he celebrated on his boat. just taking it out to run a few errands. normal stuff. she's a yar vessel. he's in vermont home of pretty barns like this one. and bed and breakfast places like this one. maybe he's a little sore from getting no bounce in the polls...
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new poll numbers and new ad from president obama. in which he's defining the choice in this election. and articulating his vision for the middle class. >> governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks and he says if we do our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. you know what? we tried that top-down approach. it is what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. >> how do voters feel about this choice? the president has a six-point leafed over mitt romney nationwide. 49%-43%. and as advantage grows on the all-important question of who is looking out for the middle class. 49% of voters say the president does a better job on that compared to just 33% for romney. the new poll also suggests that romney has been hurt
new poll numbers and new ad from president obama. in which he's defining the choice in this election. and articulating his vision for the middle class. >> governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks and he says if we do our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. you know what? we tried that top-down approach. it is what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to...